Monthly Archives: May 2019

Take a Podcasting Class at Writing Pad in San Francisco or Los Angeles and craft your show with a Producer of a prominent podcast (Against The Rules with Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short), There Goes The Neighborhood). Because of our radio journalism classes, 10 of our students have sold stories to NPR from this class–9 on Unfictional, 1 on All Things Considered. 3 of ourstudents landedpodcast producer jobs on Freakonomics, RFK Tapes, Unfictional,andPandora.Use the coupon codeFREELANCEfor15% off.

Catherine Girardeau is a senior producer ofAgainst The Rules, a podcast withauthor/journalist Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short), recently featured on This American Life. Against The Rules covers fairness and the people who try to enforce it for Pushkin Industries (an audio company co-founded by Jacob Weisberg, former chairman & editor-in-chief, Slate Group and bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell (The New Yorker). Catherine is also a producer for Origin Stories for the Leakey Foundation and a podcaster in residence at Grace Cathedral. She's also been asenior producer at Slate.com, worked with Depict.com, the Stanford Storytelling Project, APM'sMarketplace, KALW, etc. Her radio features have been aired onPRI's The World,Marketplace, Marketplace Tech.

In this class, Catherine teaches you the ins and outs of how top-tier podcasts are developed, researched, written, and produced. You'll learn interviewing methods, audio editing basics, use of archival audio, miking and field recording techniques. By the end of the class, you'll have a solid outline of your pilot episode and a recording of your show teaser.

Anna Scott is a reporter and producer for KCRW. She works onPress Play with Madeleine Brandand reported forKCRW's podcast There Goes the Neighborhood: Los Angeles. Before that, she produced Warren Olney's news programsTo the PointandWhich Way, LA?

In this class, Anna teaches you the ins and outs of how top-tier podcasts are developed, researched, written, and produced. You'll learn interviewing methods, audio editing basics, use of archival audio, miking and field recording techniques. By the end of the class, you'll have a solid outline of your pilot episode and a recording of your show teaser.

Hey FC crew. One of my favorites posts of the year – the announcement of the AIR New Voices Scholarships! Application details below. GO FOR IT!-mia

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We're excited to announce that applications for AIR's 2019 New Voices Scholarships are now open. Every year we partner up with Third Coast to provide 15 recipients with funding for travel and attendance to the annual Third Coast Conference in Chicago, Illinois, held October 31–November 2 this year.

If chosen, you receive: A stipend up to $1,500 to attend the 2019 Third Coast Conference, a complimentary one-year AIR membership, and special opportunities and support at the conference as well as throughout your career. All New Voices Scholars are gathered for a two-day retreat on Tuesday, October 29 and Wednesday, October 30, 2019, before Third Coast Conference begins. The full New Voices time commitment is October 29–November 3.

The deadline is Friday, May 31 at midnight ET. Apply soon or send the application along to someone who should! Read our FAQ here.

Take a Podcasting Class at Writing Pad in San Francisco or Los Angeles and craft your show with a Producer of a prominent podcast (Against The Rules with Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short), There Goes The Neighborhood). Because of our radio journalism classes, 10 of our students have sold stories to NPR from this class–9 on Unfictional, 1 on All Things Considered. 3 of our students landed podcast producer jobs on Freakonomics, RFK Tapes, Unfictional, and Pandora. Use the coupon code FREELANCE for 15% off.

Catherine Girardeau is a senior producer of Against The Rules, a podcast with author/journalist Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Big Short), recently featured on This American Life. Against The Rules covers fairness and the people who try to enforce it for Pushkin Industries (an audio company co-founded by Jacob Weisberg, former chairman & editor-in-chief, Slate Group and bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell (The New Yorker). Catherine is also a producer for Origin Stories for the Leakey Foundation and a podcaster in residence at Grace Cathedral. She's also been a senior producer at Slate.com, worked with Depict.com, the Stanford Storytelling Project, APM's Marketplace, KALW, etc. Her radio features have been aired on PRI's The World, Marketplace, Marketplace Tech.

In this class, Catherine teaches you the ins and outs of how top-tier podcasts are developed, researched, written, and produced. You'll learn interviewing methods, audio editing basics, use of archival audio, miking and field recording techniques. By the end of the class, you'll have a solid outline of your pilot episode and a recording of your show teaser.

Anna Scott is a reporter and producer for KCRW. She works on Press Play with Madeleine Brand and reported for KCRW's podcast There Goes the Neighborhood: Los Angeles. Before that, she produced Warren Olney's news programs To the Point and Which Way, LA?

In this class, Anna teaches you the ins and outs of how top-tier podcasts are developed, researched, written, and produced. You'll learn interviewing methods, audio editing basics, use of archival audio, miking and field recording techniques. By the end of the class, you'll have a solid outline of your pilot episode and a recording of your show teaser.